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Home: How to Care for Ginkgo BilobaThe Ginkgoaceae family is the Latin version of Yin-Kuo. The Chinese title stands for silver apricot. This tree is one of the ancient specimens and is actually a living fossil. The plant is incorrectly named according to the body of people who study the history of word origins. (Etymological) The tree was planted around the temples in Buddhist regions. Ginkgo when matured can reach up to 100-feet. The tree is shaped like a pyramid, which it grows in Japan. The Ginkgo trunk has an attractive ash-gray tone and stands erect. The trunk extends down to the bark, splitting along the way. The Deciduous trees grow parallel and spreading branches at the top region. Ginkgo grows the male and female species, which traits distinctively separate the sexes. The female for example has a crown wider than that of the male species. The cut at the top leaves is also wider than the male counterpart. The female counterpart has yellow-shades earlier than that of its male equal. You will find several types of cultivars in this group of plants. The groups include the Fastigiata, Variegata, Aurea, and Laciniata to name a few. Ginkgo Biloba has a sister named lamina. The Genus has elongated stalk-leaves shaped like spherical-fan. When the plant grows dividing lobes, it is known as Biloba. Ginkgo Biloba is a China tall deciduous tree that has edible seeds, which develop into yellowish plums. (Male) Fruits grown from the male counterpart are poisonous. Do not allow your pets, or any humans to feast from the species. You will also notice a foul odor from this group of trees. The maidenhair or Ginkgo Biloba is the only surviving member of the primitives. As the Ginkgo ages, it sometimes grow conical air-like pillars. To start propagation to train the plant as the bonsai you will need seeds, cuttings, layering, or grafts. How to seed: Seeds should be removed from fertilized trees. You want to stratify the nuts up to one year and sow the plant the following spring. The nuts should be soaked in to split the shell. Soak the nuts in extremely hot water. Propagate the plant and leave the seeds in a tray until you transfer the following year. You want to shelter the plant regularly and pot it once it has sown. Cuttings come from the shortest lateral shoots. Layering starts with the interweaving trees, and graft starts with the trunk. Once you sow your plant, you can start caring and training the plant as the bonsai. Care starts with complete sunbeams unless the specimens are youthful and have been re-potted. In this case, you want to supply semi-shaded climates. How to ventilate: Re-potted Ginkgo demands shield from windy climates. The matured trees will tolerate any wind sent in its direction. Ginkgo can tolerate weather, except frost and freezing conditions. In the winter, you may want to provide your plant a protective shelter. Focus on protecting the pot, roots, trunk stems, etc. How to pot: Ginkgo will like you if you provide deep potted soil. The container should be spherical, hexagonal, or a four-sided figure. The glazed containers are a choice, yet it is not a requirement. How to choose pot colors: The majestic Ginkgo looks good in russet colored pots, or blue Cobalt pots. How to clean: To protect Ginkgo from disease and pests get rid of dead woods, debris, etc. Mist the leaves using sprays. How to re-pot and soil: Use 1/3 sand, loam, and leaf mould. To re-pot Ginkgo and train as bonsai, start with new shoots and continue each three to five years.
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